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Ukraine Elects a New President

Petro Poroshenko smiles during a press-conference in Kiev during the election's evening on May 25, 2014. Western-friendly chocolate baron Petro Poroshenko claimed victory Sunday in a presidential election seen as key to dragging Ukraine out of its worst crisis since independence.

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By Mashable Team2014-05-25 11:02:22 UTC

Ukrainians headed to the polls on Sunday to elect a new leader, and Petro Poroshenko, aka the "Chocolate King," won the vote. Here's how Ukraine's presidential election played out.

Ukraine Votes for President

A pro-Russian activist holds two stolen ballot boxes in front of the Donetsk region administration building that was seized by protesters.

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A woman votes during the presidential election in the city of Krasnoarmeysk, which is located in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine.

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Voters cast their ballots for Ukraine's next president in a polling office in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, which has been the site of tense standoff between Kiev supporters and pro-Russian separatists.

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Woman votes in a polling office in the Donetsk region city of Krasnoarmeysk.

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Women put the ballot in the box during presidential election vote in Krasnoarmeysk.

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Man decides who to vote for during the presidential election in a polling startion in Krasnoarmeysk on Sunday.

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A square full of people reflects in sunglasses of a man guarding the stage during pro-Russian rally in Donetsk on Sunday.

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Pro-Russian separatists put their angry letters in a box with those running for presidency printed on it during the rally in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. Donetsk's separatists held a so-called referendum on May 11 to secede from Ukraine.

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Mikhail Ddobkin's presidential campaign billboard with the face and motto ripped off is seen on a street in Krasnoarmeysk in the Donetsk region.

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An armed man outside Akhmetov's mansion. Earlier on Sunday, a mob of armed men marched on his compound in eastern Ukraine but stopped short of storming the property after negotiations.

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Armed separatists stand guard outside the home of Ukrainian businessman Rinat Akhmetov, who is the richest man in the country.

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Pro-Russian separatists show off stolen ballot boxes outside their headquarters in Donetsk.

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Members of the election commission open a ballot box in Volnovakha, Ukraine.

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Members of the election commission empty a ballot box and begin counting votes at a polling office in Volnovakha, Ukraine.

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Members of the election commission sort the ballots as they prepare to count them.

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Members of the election commission empty another ballot box as they count votes at a poll office in Volnovakha, a city about 50 kilometers away from Donetsk in Ukraine.

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